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A few years ago, a group of young enthusiasts from the United States began to make lists of 100 things they would like to do before they die. They also helped strangers in the implementation of their list every time they completed something from their wish list. They helped many people to fulfill the secret and crazy. During this time, they conducted a survey of millions of people, asking them: "What would you like to do before you die?". Years later, they came to the conclusion that the #1 item on the list of people was travel. So they came up with their list of top 10 places to visit before you die.
Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
What to do there: swim, but beware of sharks in the GalapagosSpend a day in the clear waters of the Galapagos diving among some of the world's most dangerous predators. Sail in beautiful seascapes that shine in the interplay of light and water filled with fish of every hue. Three main ocean currents meet here, so the diversity of marine life is especially noticeable here. Such a wonderful adventure should not be left off the lists of the main desires in life. And even if swimming with sharks makes you nervous, it's okay. Believe me, sharks are wonderful creatures with many better options for dinner than you.
Austria
What to do there: go skiing and snowboarding in the AlpsFind the biggest pile of snow and decorate it with fresh ski tracks. The main problem of staying here will be the inability to decide: how to manage to do everything in a limited period. Evening champagne awaits its turn, although it is likely that by then you will already be exhausted from the activity throughout the day. However, no matter how tired you are, you will enjoy the delicacies and the most beautiful mountain scenery with a smile from ear to ear.
New Zealand
What to do there: Play snowballs on the glacierClimb high into the mountains to the vast New Zealand glaciers. And meet the end of the day with an epic snowball fight. Many people remember the endlessly beautiful landscape from the movie "The Lord of the Rings" (not counting Mordor). Well, this is a unique opportunity to go hiking in the midst of the lush greenery of temperate rainforest, alpine meadows, drinking cool spring water. A trip to the glacier with a length of 10 kilometers will be unforgettable!
Brazil
What to do there: fly a hang glider over Rio de JaneiroReach the highest point in the city, count to three and enjoy a bird's eye view of Rio. Observing one of the most beautiful cities in the world, you will get the opportunity to see it in all its glory, flying over it. Try to take a selfie at this moment so that you never forget the experience that very few are lucky enough to live through.
Scotland
What to do there: hunt Nessie on Loch NessHiking, swimming, rowing or flying. Find out once and for all: does the Loch Ness monster exist? It probably exists, because the old-timers who live around the lake believe in it. From a guide that you can certainly trust, you will hear enough stories to understand where the truth lies. The latest sightings of the monster, his favorite species, clues forgotten by everyone, vague doubts. Also, it goes without saying that nighttime searches on a full moon should be tried.
Australia
What to do there: swim in the shallow waters of the Great Barrier ReefEnjoy the freedom of escapism as you explore the variety of wonders of the Great Barrier Reef. Do something that frees your mind and body from tension, because everything here contributes to relaxation, and especially the quiet pleasant waters of the ocean. Underwater somersaults, bomb jumps from a yacht, diving, sunbathing. Let the child inside of you start each day with genuine laughter and a thirst for adventure.
Cambodia
What to do there: meet the dawn over the temple of Angkor WatAngkor Wat is one of the largest and most impressive architectural and religious monuments in South Asia. Start the day with your significant other, enjoying the sunrise, breathtaking views. And surrounded by all this - a majestic temple, built in the 15th century.
Costa Rica
What is there to do; swim with sea turtlesWho doesn't love turtles - these beautiful creatures that are in danger of extinction and require our help. Are you looking for a place where you can not only relax, but also do something useful? Head to Tortuegro, Costa Rica, where a National Park was created in 1975 to protect nesting turtles, where they also allow you to study and work with them for conservation purposes.
Egypt
What to do there: see the pyramids and camel's humpmost ancient pyramid Egypt is over 4,5000 years old. It is difficult to imagine how people could accomplish such a feat and build it. By taking a trip to the pyramids, you will experience one of the most exciting experiences of your life. Believe me, there is no better way to go there than on a humpbacked, constantly spitting friend.
Belgium
What to do there: get VIP access to the Tomorrowland festivalThere is no better place in the world to hang out than the biggest electronic music festival that takes place every year in Belgium. Wonderful people from all over the world gather in June for an unforgettable weekend of music at the most unique show festival in the world. With the participation of the most famous DJs in the world, this festival will give you emotions that you will not soon be able to forget.
Your dreams are much closer than it seems at first sight. If others can do it, then you can too. Make your list of things you absolutely want to do before you die, and don't delay putting it into practice. Why not start right now?
Short link to this post: http://go.levik.blog/top10Recently, in various LiveJournals and Facebook, links like "Forty unbelievable beautiful places which you need to visit this summer". You open it, and there are just forty unearthly beauties presented, with an incredibly tightened contrast. It is clear that such lists are collected by people sitting at home, and climbing the Internet in search of beautiful photos.
Decided to make my own list. "Lyova"s world Top 10" - ten incredible places where I myself have been, I can vouch for them, and getting to them is not very difficult. Moreover, nine of them are places that I knew nothing about before planning a trip there - let's say that for the most part these places are widely known in narrow circles.(The list is not in order, so you should not think that number one is more beautiful and more incredible than number ten.)
1. Fushimi Inari, Kyoto, Japan
Shrine of the goddess Inari, in the town of Fushimi on the outskirts of Kyoto. It is famous for its orange torii gates. The gates are so dense along the paths that they form orange tunnels through which you can walk. The symbolism of the fox - the messenger of Inari - is visible throughout the territory. You can easily wander all day here.
The whole complex is located on a healthy wooded hill. The gate is in perfect harmony with the surrounding greenery. Going out and looking at the tunnel from the outside is just as interesting as walking inside.
The paths go up the hill where the temples are located, and where the beautiful view southern part of Kyoto. Along the paths are about a dozen small shops. Their caretakers sell drinks and cookies, and they can pour some tea. Houses are handed down from generation to generation. The owners also keep their property clean and tidy.
Getting to Fushimi Inari from the center of Kyoto is easy - you can walk for an hour on foot, or you can take the subway in 15 minutes. By the way, this is the only place on the list where I have been three times!
2 Huangshan Mountains, China
The reserve in the Huangshan Mountains is probably the most beautiful place in the mountains where I have ever been. Having recently returned from China, I wrote a lot about our trip to these mountains:,.
In the park, good concrete paths are laid through all the mountains, you don’t need to climb there, but you have to walk a lot up and down the stairs. Try to get there in the spring, when it's still cool and there are not so many tourists. I advise you to spend the night there in the mountains at least one night (there are hotels). If there is not much time, it is better not to waste it (and energy) on a hike on foot - go to cable car and take a walk upstairs.
We traveled from Shanghai - by night train, then by minibus and bus. .
3. Petra, Jordan
Petra is an abandoned city in the desert mountains of Jordan. After a narrow long gorge, which in ancient times served as a natural protection, a view opens up of huge classical facades carved into the rocks. (One of them featured at the end of the third Indiana Jones movie.)
I remember when I visited Petra, it made a huge impression on me (much more than, say, the Pyramid of Cheops and the Sphinx, which I visited on the same trip). I wrote about this place then.
The easiest way to get here is from Eilat in Israel - it is located right at the Jordanian border, and from there one and a half to two hours by taxi. Taxi drivers on the Jordanian side are just waiting to take tourists to Petra - the main thing is to bargain with them (in 2009 we paid about 50 dinars). Do not be alarmed if you have to change from one taxi to another a couple of times. At the end, you will pay as much as agreed. You can probably also fly to Amman, and take a taxi from there.
4. Machu Picchu, Peru
Perhaps the only place on this list that I knew about long before I went there. In general, I went to Peru to see him. But it's worth it. Like Petra, Machu Picchu is an abandoned city that has been forgotten by everyone for many centuries. (Although there is a version that the city was a monastery.) It was "found" anew about a hundred years ago, excavated and made into a world-class tourist attraction.
Due to the huge demand, it is worth taking care of tickets in advance (only a limited number of people are allowed in per day). You can also come to the city along the Inca trail - there are options for this hike for a week, half a week, and a couple of days (of which you actually go the first day, and the second - in the city). When booking, be sure to pay extra money to climb the small mountain of Huayna Picchu. The forty-minute climb is worth the effort - the mountain offers a stunning view of the entire complex.
To get to Machu Picchu, you need to fly to Cusco, and from there take a train for a couple of hours. By the way, we were told that in the second part of the name it is important to pronounce the letter "k". The word "picchu" means "mountain" in the local language, and "picchu" means "pisya".
5. City of Arts and Sciences, Valencia, Spain
This "City" is a complex of several ultra-modern buildings by the architect Santiago Calatrava. Each one rivals the much more famous Sydney Opera House in beauty, and together they make up one of the more futuristic compositions to be seen anywhere outside of a cinema. The complex includes the buildings of the opera, 3D cinema, science museum and aquarium. All this is framed by beautiful gardens and pools.
The "City" is located on the outskirts of Valencia, about an hour's walk from historical center. Once upon a time, a river flowed here. It was redirected due to floods, and a city park was made in the riverbed. On its territory in the late 1990s - early 2000s, they built the city of the future. Do not be too lazy to reach it - I personally know a couple of people who, being in Valencia, did not see this beauty.
And in fact, you can get to Valencia from Barcelona - the train takes a couple of hours, and in principle it is possible to drive it for a day if you get up early enough.
6. Jokulsarlon - ice lagoon, Iceland
Do not try to pronounce the name of this magical place. At least I never tried - I called it "Jo-something lagoon", and Google perfectly understands "ice lagoon". It is located a few hours drive from Reykjavik, and is a bay connected to the sea by a narrow channel. A glacier descends from the mountains into the bay, from which blocks of ice break off.
These blocks, ranging in size from a car to a subway car, float slowly and quietly. But sometimes they collide and then you can watch in slow motion how the mountains turn over. The ice is the purest, it gives off blueness, but sometimes with black layers - this is a mark of volcanic eruptions.
At low tide, icebergs swim out into the sea through a narrow channel, and at high tide, they turn back. When the former encounter the latter, a unique wall-to-wall action takes place.
Fly to Reykjavik, take a car. You can also take a boat ride on the lagoon, but even this is not necessary. The main thing is to sit on the shore and poke into the greatness of nature.
7. Mont Saint-Michel, France
Imagine a castle like from Disneyland, only real, medieval. Now imagine that he is standing on a huge block in the middle of the sea. Here it is - the fabulous abbey of Saint-Michel. Located near the coast of Normandy, at low tide, Saint-Michel stands in the middle of an expanse of wet sand. And at high tide, the entire space around it is filled with water. Until the isthmus was built in the last century that never floods, getting into the castle was a life-threatening adventure.
Inside the castle-fortress is a small town. It seems that there is even a place to spend the night (but there are few places and they are expensive). It is much more democratic to stay in one of the hotels outside, and then, at dawn, go wandering around the territory of Saint-Michel until it is filled with tourists.
In the evening, the abbey is illuminated, but the lights are turned off early enough - we did not manage to photograph it. We visited Saint-Michel by car, but it is quite possible to get here from Paris without it - by train and bus. There are even one-day tours, but then you will not be able to look at the castle either in the evening or in the first rays of dawn.
8. Antelope Canyon, Arizona, USA
The only place on this list in the United States, Antelope Canyon is close to the much more famous Grand Canyon. Chances are you'll visit both on the same trip. So, do not be too lazy to drive an extra hour by car to look at the Antelope.
It is located near the town of Page in Arizona. Actually, from there you will be picked up on a special tour bus by the Indians who take tourists to Antelope. It seems like you can’t get there on your own - you have to go with one of the tour operators, since the canyon is located on the land of the Iney reservation.
The visit takes no more than a couple of hours, including the round trip. The canyon is small, one might even say intimate, but the beautiful sandy curves of the walls, on which the rays streaming from above play, are a very worthwhile sight.
We flew to Phoenix, which is about five hours away by car, but it looks like you can fly directly to Page.
9. Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland
Lauterbrunnen is a hidden valley in the middle of Switzerland. She wormed her way among the two sheer walls of the Swiss Alps. The houses of several villages located in the valley look ridiculous and miniature compared to the gigantic sheer walls, from which powerful waterfalls flow in many places.
To get to Lauterbrunnen, you have to ride up the mountain train from a town called Interlaken. Fortunately, the railway system in Switzerland works about as well as their famous clock. You won't get lost anywhere, you won't be late anywhere.
Once in Lautenbrunnen, you can walk along the valley itself, or you can go further up, choosing the left or right "bank". There will be beauty, mountains and waterfalls on both sides. From here you can go up to a place called Schilthorn - my friend Macatoon's favorite place in the world.
10. Chefchaouen, Morocco
The last place on my list is in Africa. Don't worry - it's safe, North Africa - Morocco. The city of Chefchaouen is traditionally painted sky blue and white, and is very different from the rest of the Maghreb cities that I have seen. (They wear sandy ocher hues.) With the color and chaotic character of its old town, Chefchaouen is a bit like Santorini, but with a much more exotic flavor.
Unlike most of Morocco, where, in addition to Berber and Arabic, they mostly know French, the Chefchaouen people speak Spanish quite well (which, in principle, did not help us much during the visit).
Walking through the labyrinth-shaped streets of the local medina is beautiful in different ways day and night - you feel like you are in a Middle Eastern fairy tale.
You can get here by taking a taxi from Tangier (where ferries go from Spain). Do not forget to bargain with the driver (regardless of the "official" list of prices that he will show you). A very unique place lies a bit on the outskirts - in the western part of the country, but deserves a detour to look there.
Finally
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Colored rocks of Zhangye Danxia, China
It seems that these mountain ranges are the creation of an artist who generously painted the canvas with bright colors. According to many researchers, the rocks acquired this color due to the fact that this area was under water for about 100 million years. After the drought, the water evaporated, and the remaining silt gave the rocks a riot of colors. In 2010, the Zhangye Rocks were included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Sea of Stars on Vaadhoo Island, Maldives
This place is the dream of all romantics. The shore is strewn with thousands of luminous lights, as if reflecting the night starry sky. This phenomenon is easily explained: flickering is created by unicellular organisms - phytoplankton. This sight is worth a sleepless night!
Great Wall of China, China
One of the largest architectural monuments in the world, with a length of 21,196 km, undoubtedly deserves attention. About 40 million tourists visit this place every year. And this incredible building is included in the list of seven wonders of the world.
Northern lights, Iceland
Everyone should see this magical phenomenon at least once in their life! Radiance can be observed from many parts of our vast northern country, for example, in Murmansk. But in Iceland you can kill two birds with one stone: you can see the northern lights on clear nights from October to April, and from February to March you can see the largest mammals in the world - whales and killer whales from the coast from the coast. Agree, the trip is worth it.
Taj Mahal, India
To look at one of the most famous sights in the world people from different countries. In just a year, the Taj Mahal is visited by 3 to 6 million people. The incredible beauty of the building was built by Emperor Shah Jahan after the death of his third wife Mumtaz Mahal. More than 22 thousand craftsmen worked on the creation of this architectural masterpiece. The Indian Pearl is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Shinjuku Gyoen Park, Japan
The very place where beautiful sakura blooms every spring! Incredibly beautiful natural wild cherry blossoms in the gardens of Japan are called Hanami. This holiday is a national tradition, admiring the flowers lasts from 7 to 10 days. Shinjuku Gyoen Park has become one of the most visited places in Japan due to its beauty. So, going to the Land of the Rising Sun, choose the end of March and the beginning of April.
Venice, Italy
Venice is one of the most beautiful cities not only in Italy, but in the whole world! The city literally stands on the water: it is built on 122 islands and is connected by 400 bridges. Venice has its own amazing atmosphere that attracts tourists and forever sinks into the heart of everyone who has been there.
Hang Son Dung mountain river cave, Vietnam
This cave, by the way, the largest in the world, was discovered in 2009. At the moment, it has been explored only 2.5 km deep. The giant cave is 100 meters wide and 250 meters high. This underground kingdom is filled with incredible beauty. Inside there is a river, the depth of which reaches 200 meters! Such a place is a real find for tourists, photographers and lovers of unforgettable sensations. Hang Son Dung is unlikely to leave anyone indifferent!
Angel Falls, Venezuela
One of the most beautiful and highest waterfalls in the world is located in Venezuela. The scale of this creation of nature is hard to imagine! The total height of the waterfall reaches 1054 m, and the height is 807 m. Angel is located in the territory national park Canaima, and in 1994 UNESCO added it to the World Heritage List.
Antelope Canyon, USA
Surely you have often come across the amazing beauty of the canyon in photographs, in film frames and music videos. The canyon is located in the southwestern United States. Reddish-red walls are naturally occurring giant cracks in the sandy rocks. Its length is just over 100 m. If you decide to visit this magical place, know that the best time to observe the beauty of the canyon is when the sun is at its zenith.
Lake Ritsa, Abkhazia
Another magical place, which is not so far away, but will definitely delight you with its beauty, is the alpine lake Ritsa, surrounded by majestic mountains. This is one of the main attractions of Abkhazia. Its length reaches almost 2 km, the depth is about 150 m, and the height of the surrounding mountains is 3200 m. The spectacle is so beautiful that it is hard to believe in its reality! Recommended!
Orthodox churches and pagan gods in Pereslavl, Old Believers and Buddhist temples in Tuva, abandoned bunkers of the Japanese imperial army in the Kuril Islands, lunar landscapes of Putorana, a giant mother woman with a sword in Volgograd and Olkhon shamans. Afisha found 25 good reasons to spend your summer vacation in Russia.
Pereslavl-Zalessky
The main attraction of Russian provincial life in the country
What is it: The ancient Russian town, founded by Yuri Dolgoruky, was once a center more important than Moscow. Here Alexander Nevsky was hiding from the offended Novgorodians, the future founder of the Moscow principality Daniil studied to read and write, and Peter the Great built his first amusing fleet.
Where to look: The city is stuffed with churches and monasteries included in various textbooks on the history of Russian architecture. Here is the Spaso-Preobrazhensky Cathedral of the 12th century, one of the oldest churches preserved in Russia. The city stands on Lake Pleshcheyevo (see p. 50), which, in addition to kiting and surfing, is well known for its museum relics such as the Blue Stone, a deity thrown into the water during the Baptism of Russia. In addition, private museums grow like mushrooms in the city - irons, teapots, masks, the Berendey House. But the most fascinating museum spectacle is located a few kilometers from the city - not far from the boat of Peter I. This is the Museum of Steam Locomotives. For 50 rubles you can ride a trolley, and for $300 they promise to fire up a real steam locomotive.
dangers: If you decide to have barbecue, then it is better to visit the supermarket (the only one in the whole city) no later than 12 am. The local market runs out of meat even faster.
How to get there: From Moscow by car or by bus from the Shchelkovskaya metro station (150 rubles). Minibuses go from Sergiev Posad. From Yaroslavl, Vologda - bus.
Matua
One of the Kuril Islands with a system of underground corridors
What is it: After the 41st separate regiment of the imperialist army of Japan based on the island in August 1945 surrendered without a fight to several dozen Soviet border guards, the island remains uninhabited, and its numerous secrets are guarded by the "spirit of Matua". On the island there is an actively active Sarychev volcano (height 1446 m). Covered with shrubs and elfin.
Where to look: The island is stuffed with structures, a significant part of which is underground. All ground defense points of the island, located along its outer contour, are interconnected not only by a narrow gauge railway for supplying ammunition, but also by underground corridors. Despite the fact that the Japanese, in preparation for the surrender of Matua, blew up and filled up the entrances to the underground labyrinths, their network is quite subject to complete restoration. The main attraction of Matua is a regular-shaped hill, because of which there were no questions about its artificial origin. What is inside this 130 m high hill is still unknown.
dangers: You should only be afraid of bears and your own negligence - most of the objects are in hard-to-reach places, so visiting the island falls into the category of extreme tourism.
How to get there: You can from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky by helicopter or rented boat. There is no tourist infrastructure on the island.
Kizhi
Great open air museum
What is it: An island with banks overgrown with reeds and a graveyard of the 18th century, where monuments of wooden architecture have been brought for the last fifty years. Far from the most beautiful piece of land in Lake Onega, which has quietly become almost the most famous landmark of the Russian North.
Where to look: Twenty-two domes, covered with grey, shimmering silver shingles, are already visible from the ship. The domes crown the stunning Church of the Transfiguration (1714), which has been closed for restoration for thirty years, but you can get to the nearby Church of the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos and the bell tower of the Kizhi churchyard. A little out of the way is the Church of the Resurrection of Lazarus from the Murom Monastery, the oldest wooden church in the country. A cafe and a post office are located near the pier, next to a souvenir shop selling puzzles with images of Kizhi and carved rowan figures. After looking around the exposition, it is worth going along the wooden flooring deep into the island, where two villages are hiding behind clover fields. Here you can take a break from the guides and buy the same scarves and figurines as in the store, only much cheaper and directly from the people who produce them.
dangers: Mosquitoes, vipers, which are many on the island, and international crowds can spoil the trip. To avoid the latter, it is better to check with the locals in advance the schedule of tourist ships - hydrofoils should be called comets, and large cruise ships - bl ... dovozy.
How to get there: Comets depart from River Station in Petrozavodsk three times a day, but it is much more pleasant to hire a private boat at the pier.
Olkhon
Sacred island on Baikal
What is it: Baikal is generally quite a powerful place, but Olkhon Island is something outstanding even by local standards. The shamans and Buddhist lamas who lived here considered the island (as well as everything that grows and lives on the island) to be sacred, as a result, the unprecedented beauties of Olkhon were preserved in their original form, they somehow managed not to defile them even under Soviet rule. Plus, the Small Sea (the so-called strait separating Olkhon from the mainland) warms up more in summer than Baikal itself, and you don’t need to be a walrus to swim here in July-August. Shamans, by the way, still live here. And llamas too.
Where to look: The main postcard attraction is Cape Burkhan (aka Shamansky), the oldest shamanic point: two white marble rocks covered with red lichen. In the cave connecting the rocks, first they made sacrifices to the owner of the island, Ugute-noyon, then they built a Buddhist sanctuary, for some time the icon of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker was kept here. All this is not without reason: if there is a moment of truth, there must be a geographical point of truth, Cape Burkhan - something like that. In general, you need to look in all directions at once: literally everything on Olkhon - from sunsets and sandy bays to rare flowers under your feet - seems alive and real, like nowhere else.
Dangers: The Buryats inhabiting the island are not quite hospitable (especially when they drink). Contrary to the assurances of travel agents, mosquitoes are found. But there are no ticks.
How to get there: Regular bus Irkutsk-Khuzhir
Andrei Bukharin, music critic:
“The most incredible place I have ever seen in my life is Lake Baikal. We spent a week on a small boat, saw bears sailing near the shore, got acquainted with the guards of the reserves, for whom a bag of sweets, a loaf of bread and a bottle of vodka is a royal gift. The water is transparent for many meters. And an incredible separation from civilization - during the day you can swim and not only not meet someone, but simply not find any evidence of a person.
Putorana Plateau
Mountain plateau with lunar landscapes
What is it: These mesas, cut by deep canyons, attract those who have had enough of rafting, kayaking, canyoning and mountaineering and now seek to combine all their passions into one sport.
Where to look: The highest mountains of the plateau are Kotuyskaya (1528 m) and Kamen (1664 m), which are very tangible heights for the Central Siberian Plateau. In the hard-to-reach eastern part of the plateau, where it abruptly breaks off to the plain, on the Kanda River, there is one of the highest waterfalls in Russia - 108 meters high. It is not easy to navigate the terrain, except to find out the names of rivers and mountains using GPS, so you just need to look around: waterfalls falling down from the walls of canyons, moss-covered stones, ice floes floating even in August along the rivers - well, just completely lunar deserted landscapes, which the sun paints in different colors. And of course, the fish here is excellently caught and eaten in the open air with great appetite.
dangers: It is better to go to the plateau with good physical fitness, basic mountain and water tourism skills, and best of all - as part of a group of specialists.
How to get there: From Norilsk, using a helicopter, you can arrange a transfer to the plateau, as well as agree on a place and time to meet with helicopter pilots - in a week or two. Or from Norilsk you need to get to the port in the city of Talnakh, and then agree with the owners of the boats - usually they are thrown across Lake Ayan.
Suzdal
Museum exposition on a city scale
What is it: The former capital of the Russian state with a population of only 15 thousand people. A town that has retained the appearance of the late 19th century: construction above three floors is prohibited here, and the only attribute of the Soviet era is the building of the local administration.
Where to look: The whole city is perceived as a museum exposition. Cars on the streets are obviously superfluous. In general, it is strange that cabs, carts, wagons and carriages have not yet appeared here. Apart from the obligatory excursion program - like the Kremlin, the Pokrovsky Monastery (famous for the fact that the Moscow Grand Dukes exiled objectionable wives here) and the Museum of Wooden Architecture - there is not much entertainment here. Here is a tasting room where girls in kokoshniks pour local mead - with mint, horseradish and radish. Here is a pottery workshop built with Dymov's money. But this is all and not so important. In Suzdal, the main pleasure you get from the city itself, from walks, from strange, amazing discoveries. Like a secondary educational school on the territory of a convent. Or delicious pies for 10 rubles apiece, which for some reason are sold in the yard of an ordinary village hut.
dangers: The main thing is not to live in a hotel. To achieve the maximum effect of immersion in Russian provincial reality, you need to settle in a village house. Fortunately, there are enough of these (with central heating, hot water and all amenities in general).
How to get there: From Vladimir - 20 kilometers by bus or car.
Mamaev kurgan
The most psychedelic Russian monument
What is it: Sculpture "Motherland is calling!" and the park and monuments surrounding it, the memorial complex on Mamaev Kurgan, which was a key position in the struggle for Stalingrad during the Great Patriotic War. The giant project, conceived almost immediately after the war, was carried out for a long time - the complex of monuments to the defenders of Stalingrad was built only in 1967.
Where to look: The main thing here is not even the famous 200 steps leading to, as it is written on the official website, the “main monument”. Actually, it is not necessary to overcome them at all. It is enough, when passing or passing by, to raise your head - and see how a Jedi woman flies in the sky and how on a cloudy day her sword almost pierces the frowning sky. Usually, to notice the magic in the routine, you have to try hard - but in Volgograd it is quite simple. The giant sword-wielding woman who rises above the gray city is probably the most undisguised miracle in the world.
Dangers: In the cold season, Volgograd is rather gloomy (although the "Motherland" during this period makes an even stronger impression).
How to get there: By plane (Aeroflot, Volga-Aviaexpress) or by train.
Evgeny Bakaev, host of Silver Rain radio:
“This is what needs to be seen. I was there already in adulthood, I was also in childhood, but still, a person must go there in a conscious state in order to understand how many forces, people were involved in this, with what idea it was built, omitting some moral aspects, understand how significantly, monumentally built. Actually, tears well up in your eyes when you see him. From the point of view of architecture, the integrity of the entire complex is amazing, not just in terms of gigantism, but in terms of thought, rigidity.
Tuva
The birthplace of throat singing
What is it: One of the main lost worlds on the territory of Russia, diverse landscapes, from sandy deserts (closer to Mongolia) to alpine meadows (in the foothills of the Sayan Mountains), the geographical center of Asia and - thanks to the numerous barrows of the Scythian times - the archaeological Mecca.
Where to look: In Kyzyl, on the Yenisei embankment, there is a symbolic stele "Center of Asia", behind it - the blue Sayans merge with the sky, next to it - a series of shaman yurts belonging to various associations and schools. The main tourist routes start from Kyzyl: the nearest one is to the village of Arzhaan, near which in 2000 the Hermitage expedition opened a Scythian tomb and found 20 kg of gold jewelry. There are also lakes of the Todzha valley, the largest - Azas, a little smaller than Lake Baikal - along the banks it is covered with incredible beauty of white water lilies; horse trips to petroglyphs - rock paintings of the Neolithic era - and ancient stone idols, trips to the homeland of Hoomeyzhiler Gorloviks and to the Old Believer villages of Sizim and Erzhey, where schoolchildren are required to study Old Slavonic. Any undertaking cannot do here without a shaman ritual at sunset and Tuvan shai tea brewed over a fire with koumiss and salt. Every year at the end of July, on the ruins of the Ustuu-Khuree monastery, a live music festival of the same name is held with the aim of restoring the Buddhist shrine. Tuva's latest megaproject is the restoration of Por-Bazhyn, an 8th-century Uyghur fortress with a Buddhist temple in the middle, located on an island in Lake Tere-Khol in southeastern Tuva.
Dangers: Get lost. The population density in Tuva is less than two people per square kilometer, mobile phones work only in the capital, so it is best to travel as part of an organized group with a guide.
How to get there: There is no railway in Tuva, so, apart from cars, the main means of transportation are horses and tiny An-2 planes. The same An-2s fly to Kyzyl from Krasnoyarsk and Novosibirsk.
Optina Pustyn
The main monastery of the country
What is it: The monastery near the city of Kozelsk is not distinguished by either special antiquity or the severity of the charter; nevertheless, it is Optina that is considered the hidden heart of the country. The reason for this is the elders: monks who by spiritual exploits have won the gift of prophecy, able to see through a person. Dostoevsky wrote his Zosima from the Optina elder Ambrose, Tolstoy fled here before his death, here Gogol was going to be tonsured a monk.
Where to look: The main thing that is in Optina is things that you can’t see with your eyes, here you feel very keenly what the words “place prayed for” mean, but you feel it rather with your skin. The most beautiful thing within the walls of the monastery is the Vvedensky Cathedral of the middle of the 18th century, the most beautiful thing outside the walls is a grove with centuries-old ship pines and Lake of Love, which in the late 80s became an all-Union gathering place for hippies: Father Sergius, one of the first inhabitants of the revived monastery (in the past - the Moscow system engineer Gosha the Terrorist), baptized them right in the lake.
Dangers: Like any place of power, Optina acts powerfully and unpredictably. Some do not catch mobile phones or GPS fails, others lose sleep and begin severe inexplicable breakdowns.
How to get there: Bus Kaluga-Kozelsk, further east along the highway to Sosensky, after the bridge over the Zhizdra River, the first turn to the left.
Lake Pleshcheyevo
A body of water with historical surroundings on the line of the Golden Ring of Russia
What is it: A large oval lake of glacial origin, since ancient times surrounded by man-made and natural monuments - the shores began to inhabit two thousand years ago. In our time, Pleshcheyka was chosen by metropolitan kiters and windsurfers.
Where to look: Due to the number of sights around the lake, it may not be possible to get to it the first time: the Iron Museum, the Kettle Museum, the arboretum, museums of crafts and old operating steam locomotives with a piece of railway in nearby Pereslavl (see page 47); monasteries (Nikitinsky, Nikolsky, Danilovsky, Fedorovsky and Goritsky - in the refectory of the latter there is a museum of local lore). As well as churches, a real holy spring and visible remains of ancient settlements and shrines. Right on the shore lies the object of pagan worship - the Blue Stone: several generations of priests tried to fight with faith in its miraculous power. According to legend, the buried and drowned stone itself climbed out of the pits and from the bottom of the lake - and now, of its own accord, it is sinking into the ground. Among the estates, the most popular is the “Boat of Peter”: here in 1692 Peter I created the famous amusing flotilla - and the Russian fleet began with it.
The lake itself is the closest place to Moscow, suitable for surfing and kiting almost at any time of the year: firstly, a strong and uniform wind always blows here, secondly, the coast is shallow, and thirdly, due to the shallowness, the water in the lake is very strong. heats up - and seasonal bathers, as a rule, do not go here. Here they ride even in winter - on the ice, and when the ice begins to melt, they put on warm wetsuits. In addition to periodic competitions, you can watch slender kiters splashing into the coastal reeds or hovering over the water and their colored kites spread out along the banks.
Dangers: Due to the peculiarities of the bottom, it happens that the wind accelerates a one and a half meter wave that can turn the fishermen's boats over (therefore, there are almost no fishermen here either). An inexperienced kiter can be easily knocked over by the wind, and those who ride sometimes knock down swimmers. However, neither surfers, nor kiters, nor swimmers seem to be afraid of all this.
How to get there: One and a half to two hours by car, by bus to Pereslavl from the bus station at the Schelkovskaya metro station or by train to Sergiev Posad, and from there also by bus.
Plyos
Russian Switzerland
What is it: A settlement on the Volga, which, despite its 600-year history and proud name - a city, has remained a small village with wooden huts. Formerly a customs outpost, arranged by Prince Vasily I to save him from the Tatar Khan. Now a health resort, a place of tourism and pilgrimage, nicknamed Russian Switzerland.
Where to look: Mostly in Plyos, the architecture of the 19th century is churches with domes and several local history museums. In the museum-estate "Russian House" you can eat porridge from the stove with a wooden spoon, work on a grain grater, kindle a fire, iron clothes with a ruble, chop wood with a medieval ax - in general, join the original Russian life. But excursions cannot be compared with natural entertainment. You need to take a volume about the life and work of Levitan with you in order to find and see these landscapes with your own eyes. For some reason, Levitan forgot to draw the main sights - the tree of love (two pine trees with a fused branch) and the stone of love (in the form of a phallic symbol). Favorite local activities are fishing and boating. In general, you need to start your journey with a sightseeing tour along the river, for example, on the boat "Teplotekhnik".
Dangers: In the summer, various religious and political organizations hold their rallies in Plyos.
How to get there: From Ivanovo or Kostroma-Novaya station by taxi or bus.
Yasnaya Polyana
Estate of Leo Tolstoy
What is it: Thanks to Lenin's words about the mirror of the Russian revolution, Yasnaya Polyana has remained almost the only noble estate in Russia, where everything is like under the old owners. Thanks to the fact that the owners were Volkonsky and Tolstoy, now here is one of the best museums in Russia. And all this - among the stunning natural beauties.
Where to look: House-museum, where everything is like under grandfather. Tolstoy's grave is a mound lined with sod on the edge of a ravine. A regular park (with ponds and geometrically regular alleys) near the main house, but the main thing is fantastically beautiful meadows and forests behind the estate, towards the Voronka River.
Dangers: An attempt to have a picnic in fantastically beautiful forests and meadows (which just begs to be) will inevitably end with a meeting with an evil forester.
How to get there: From Tula - by buses No. 114, 115, 117, 216 from the stop "Mosina Street". From Moscow - by the Yasnaya Polyana sightseeing train from the Kursk railway station.
Balaam
Rocky northern island where monks grow watermelons
What is it: An island on Lake Ladoga, where one of the most important monasteries of the Russian Orthodox Church is located.
Where to look: Rocks, pine trees, rivers, Lake Ladoga, horses, churches, monks. Only here you can see such an idealistic landscape. The main thing is not to stay too long on the shore, but to go deep into the island as soon as possible. There is less noise and tourists and more silence and monks. In extreme cases, you can ride around the island in a peasant cart or in a carriage with a cab.
dangers: see "How to get there"
How to get there: Despite the fact that several boats a day go there during the summer months, getting to the island is not easy. If you find yourself on Ladoga without a tourist group, you will have to look for a free place on the ship for a long time. All ships are pre-booked by travel companies, pilgrims and Finns who love these places for cheap vodka, gasoline and prostitutes. At the same time, almost all regular flights from Sortavala to Valaam were canceled, since after the collapse of the USSR, the ships of the Rechflot were stolen.
Vasily Utkin, football commentator:
“I was on Valaam quite a long time ago, as a fifteen-year-old teenager. On an excursion. Then there was no functioning monastery, but there was evidence of those times when, after the Second World War, invalids, cripples, people without arms, without legs, stumps, in fact, of the human body, lived there, which they decided to collect there so that they would not spoil the picture of a happy socialist life countries. I also remember the guide's story about how the great writer Alexander Dumas, having got to Valaam, saw Russian churches and temples on Valaam, said that the architect Gornostaev was the best in Russia. I remember how the domes of churches loomed out of the fog. I want to go there now, when the monastery has been restored.”
Mountain Altai
Four in one: forests, mountains, meadows and steppes
What is it: An amazing wildlife sanctuary, where, like in a geography textbook, deciduous forests give way to coniferous ones, and then give way to alpine meadows and alpine steppes. Homeland of amazing light honey. One of the main places for water tourists.
Where to look: The main peak of Gorny Altai, which means the center of this small universe, is Belukha surrounded by clouds and legends. For inspection, you will have to climb 1500 m on foot to the base camp on the shore of Lake Akkem. Magnificent views of another Altai treasure - the Chulyshman Valley - open from the Katu-Yaryk pass.
Dangers: Reports of robbery attacks on tourists are a thing of the past - the locals realized that they could earn much more by opening a recreation center, a cafe or a souvenir shop. Now the main risk is to find on the site of a wonderful clearing, where only your tent, a freshly built shed and a parking lot stood last year.
How to get there: The nearest airport is in Barnaul. Regular buses run from Barnaul and Biysk, where the nearest railway station is located, to Gorno-Altaisk.
Solovki
The monastery, which for a long time became a symbol of the Gulag
What is it: The Solovetsky archipelago, or Solovki, is located in the western part of the White Sea, not far from the Arctic Circle, and consists of six large and many small islands. The main island, Bolshoi Solovetsky, is approximately 25 kilometers long and 16 kilometers wide.
Where to look: The main attraction of Solovki is the monastery itself. You can also climb Golgotha, the highest mountain of the Solovetsky archipelago, climb to the top of the stone church of Anzer Island, which offers an incredible view of the entire archipelago, and swim in the Holy Lake. The tourist season on Solovki lasts from June to October. The weather in summer is clear and sunny - from 18 to 30 degrees.
Dangers: Most excursions around the islands are on foot, and there is practically no transport.
How to get there: You can get to Solovki by plane from Arkhangelsk. He flies twice a week. There is also a waterway - from the port of the village of Rabocheostrovsk near the city of Kem, boats and barges sail to Solovki every morning.
Natalya Kulagina, writer:
“I remember the road to the North from the music in the player. "Civil Defense" and Diamanda Galas. The main law of the North is to obey strangers. They may turn out to be wanderers or signalmen sent especially for you. When I arrived at the pier, all the boats had already left. It was nice to sleep by the sea. A disgusting smell woke me up. Something hummed under my very nose. A seal carcass sun-bleached. Further events developed according to the plan of the insane screenwriter. I collected signs, weeded out strangers, drank vodka, joked with older men. The North played strange games with me. At the end of the journey, I became free, fell in love, wrote books.
Seliger
Lake District on the Valdai Hills
What is it: A large system of lakes between Moscow and St. Petersburg, surrounded by forests, on the Valdai Hills, with plenty of places to put up a tent, and a bunch of rest houses.
Where to look: Boats with excursions ply the lake - during the day you can look at the shores in search of the most successful and unoccupied beach, and in the evening there are discos and a restaurant on board. The most interesting thing on Seliger is the islands, there are 169 in total. On Stolbny Island there is Nilova Hermitage, a functioning monastery founded in the 16th century - it housed a Polish prisoner of war camp in the 40s, and now restoration is in full swing. You can climb the bell tower - very touristic, but a beautiful view. The largest island is Khachin, it has several bewitching inland forest lakes with marvelous names like White-Northern, Black, Shchuchye, Plotvichie, Ostriuchye; there are similar inland lakes on the islands of Gorodomlya and Klichen. There is also a small island of the Cause of God with the ruins of a monastery that no longer exists, called the Novosolovets Hermitage. But most of all Seliger is known for smoked eel - along the road it is best to look for signs with the inscription "Smoked fish".
Dangers: On the islands there are swamps with a huge amount of strawberries - and, alas, vipers. In addition, at the height of summer there are a lot of noisy companies, children's camps and, moreover, the Nashi camp.
How to get there: From Moscow by car along the Leningradskoye or Volokolamskoye highway; from Tushino by bus in 7 hours; from the Leningradsky railway station by train. From St. Petersburg from the Moscow railway station by train St. Petersburg - Velikiye Luki.
Elena Yatsura, producer:
“I like not just Lake Seliger itself, but the entire route to it. Because it's on the way ancient city Torzhok with buildings of the XVII-XVIII centuries, the golden times of Russian architecture, temples. And the landmark, one might say, is the capital of Seliger - the city of Ostashkov. I was there in the spring - wonderful smells of lilacs, geraniums and violets in ancient shutters. In general, it gives the impression of rigor and freshness. An additional option is the monastery of the Nil's Hermitage. This is in the Ostashkov area. One of the richest monasteries in pre-revolutionary times. Excellent view both from the bell tower and on it.
Novgorod
The ancient capital of Russian democracy
What is it: A patriarchal regional center with a number of antiquities and sights per square meter that exceeds all norms.
Where to look: Sophia Cathedral - the most ancient temple in the Russian North; its western gate, completely covered with tiny bronze figurines, was taken out by the Karelians from Sigtuna, the first Swedish capital, in 1187. The monument to the 1000th anniversary of Russia is a bronze guide to Russian history. Historical Museum with a set of birch bark letters. Yuryev Monastery with St. George's Cathedral of the 12th century. The Vitoslavlitsy Museum of Wooden Architecture is a huge park with buildings without a single nail, brought from all over the area. The beach is right under the walls of the Kremlin, with a giant man-horse hanging over it, installed for the 40th anniversary of the Victory.
dangers: The products of the local Alkon factory, which are not sold outside Novgorod, are Martha the Posadnitsa tincture, Novgorod Veche vodka, and Old Russian balsam.
How to get there: By train from Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kaliningrad, Murmansk, Pskov.
The world has a huge number of places and attractions that you want to visit. All of them are something special and attract the attention of thousands of tourists every year. When planning your next trip, take a look at this list and maybe visiting one of these amazing places will leave you with a lasting impression.
1)
A large sinkhole located in the center of Lighthouse Reef, an atoll within the Belize Barrier Reef. The diameter of this natural wonder is 305 meters, and it goes 120 meters deep. The blue hole annually attracts a huge number of divers from all over the world.
2) "Wave" in Arizona, USA
In the state of Arizona in the USA, there are rocks covered with intricate layered patterns that give this place an ethereal look. located close to major settlements, therefore, has gained great popularity among tourists.
These chocolate hills are located on the island of Bohol in the Philippines. In total, there are more than 1200 such hills covered with greenery in this area.
This place in the Karakum desert in Turkmenistan, nicknamed the Gate to Hell, was formed after unsuccessful drilling in search of gas. During drilling in 1971, all equipment, including the drilling rig, fell into the resulting crater, which was filled with gas. To avoid accidents and poisoning, it was decided to set fire to this gas, and since then, it has continued to burn for more than 40 years.
In the Chinese province of Hunan, they became the prototype for fantastic landscapes from the movie "Avatar". More than 3,000 sandy mountains rise to a height of up to 800 meters and are of great interest to tourists, especially after the success of Cameron's film.
One of the most accessible amazing places on the planet, many Russian tourists have already been there, since Pamukkale is located just a few hours from the popular Turkish resort - Antalya. Pamukkale, which means “Cotton Castle”, is a snow-white terrace filled with water from mineral springs. The water in these terraces is believed to have healing properties.
7) Antelope Canyon, USA
Antelope Canyon is located in the southwestern United States, 240 kilometers from. Wind and water for many thousands of years have done a great job, which resulted in this amazing canyon of reddish-red flowers.
Do you know that the most active volcano located in Antarctica? Erebus Volcano (Ice Towers of Mount Erebus) was discovered on January 28, 1841 by an English expedition led by polar explorer Sir James Clark Ross on the ships Erebus and Terror. The height of this volcano is 3794 meters, which makes it one of the highest points in Antarctica. Inside the volcano is a large lava lake.
9) Kasha-Katuwe-Tent Rocks Monument, USA
This national monument is located in the state of New Mexico, 60 kilometers from the city of Santa Fe and was formed due to the deposition of volcanic rocks.
10) Ischigualasto Natural Park, Argentina
This park, which is also called The Valley of the Moon, is located in the province of San Juan in Argentina. Not the most popular place among tourists, as it is located far from the main tourist routes, but this is where NASA tested its rovers. The landscape of this place looks alien.
11) Uyuni Salt Flat, Bolivia
Salt Lake (Salar de Uyuni) in Bolivia is located near Lake Titicaca - this is one of the most amazing and photogenic places on our planet. Everything in this area is saturated with salt, it is everywhere, but the most amazing sight happens when it rains and everything is covered with a thin layer of water, the ideal surface of which turns into a mirror.
12) Landscape Danxia (Danxia Landform), China
It may seem that this incredible landscape is just the result of the work of Photoshop, but this is a real geological feature, formed due to the overlay of sandstone and other mineral rocks. This natural site is located in the Chinese province of Gansu. In 2010, the Danxia Landscape was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
13) Crystal Cave of the Giants, Mexico
This cave with the largest crystals in the world was found recently in 2000 near the city of Chihuahua in Mexico. These giants are up to 15 meters long and 1.5 meters wide and are composed of zinc-silver-lead salts. The cave has a special climate (almost 60 degrees Celsius and 100% humidity), in which a person cannot spend more than 5-10 minutes.
14) Dry Valleys, Antarctica
The dry valley is the territory of three oasis valleys (Victoria, Wright, Taylor) in Antarctica to the west of McMurdo Sound. Hurricane winds, lack of precipitation, low temperatures created a unique climate in this place. Rare lakes have long turned into ice wells, in which, according to some scientists, unknown microorganisms live.
15) Socotra Island, Yemen
Socotra is an archipelago in the Indian Ocean, consisting of 4 islands, located off the coast of Somalia. These islands have preserved unique plant and animal life, many of which can only be found here. The symbol of the archipelago is the endemic dragon tree.
16)Giants Causeway, Ireland
More than 40,000 basalt columns form a path that leads to the foot of the volcano, thanks to the eruption of which these amazing columns arose. The Trail of the Giants is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Northern Ireland.
17) Kliluk Lake, the Spotted Lake, Canada
The local native Indians consider this lake to be sacred. The water of this lake has bright colors, as it is saturated with sodium sulfates, calcium, magnesium and other minerals. In the hot season, the water in the lake dries up and many small puddles form, which have different colors, depending on which element of the periodic table prevails in them.
18) Pulpit or Preikestolen, Norway
Preikestolen Rock - a favorite place for photographers and just tourists, is a huge rock-cliff with a flat area of 25 by 25 meters. The height of the cliff is 604 meters and from its top there is a beautiful view of the surrounding landscape. Preikestolen Rock is one of Norway's most popular attractions.
19) Plitvice Lakes, Croatia
Plitvice Lakes are the main attraction of Croatia. There are 16 large and several small lakes, about 20 mysterious caves and 120 waterfalls. In this place you can find many species of plants and animals that are unique and found only in the Plitvice Lakes region, so they are strictly protected by UNESCO.
20) Cappadocia, Turkey
Cappadocia, or the "Land of Beautiful Horses" is a unique place located in the Göreme Valley in Turkey. Cappadocia is practically a whole world that is hidden in caves of volcanic origin, there are houses, monasteries, unique multi-tiered underground cities and much more, all this appeared before our era. This unique place is rightfully popular with tourists coming to Turkey.
21) Yellowstone National Park, USA
Yellowstone National Park is a unique natural park known throughout the world. The most famous and most visited national park in the USA. Yellowstone is on the UNESCO World Heritage List. This park is located on the territory of three states at once: Montana, Idaho and Wyoming. Yellowstone is famous for its unique geological objects: geysers, geothermal springs and the largest dormant volcano of the entire continent - Caldera.
22) Tunnel of love in the city of Klevan, Ukraine
This tunnel of trees envelops the railway tracks that pass near the town of Klevan. Because of its amazing beauty and romance, this place is called the Tunnel of Love. In summer, when the tunnel is in its prime, newlyweds like to come here, taking a photo against its background is considered a good sign.
23) Corinth Canal, Greece
It is impossible to believe that this channel was created by human hands. The construction of the Corinth Canal began under the emperor Nero in 67 BC, and ended only in 1893. This unique human creation connects the Saronic Gulf of the Aegean Sea and the Corinthian Gulf of the Ionian Sea. The depth of the Corinth Canal is 8 meters and the width is 24 meters.
One of the most beautiful places in Chile is Lake Lago General Carrera, which houses the Marble Caves. This unique natural cave consists entirely of multi-colored marble (pink and blue), there are more than 5,000 million tons of it.
25) Village of Monsanto, Portugal
This small Portuguese town is built among huge stone boulders, many of which serve as homes for local residents. The town of Monsanto almost entirely consists of one-story buildings, which are separated by narrow streets, getting here, you can feel like in the Middle Ages.
The views of this icy canyon in Greenland are mesmerizing, its deep blue waters are mesmerizing and you can get lost in the many artfully crafted ice arches. This canyon is the largest on the island, and its waters are home to bowhead whales, seals and walruses.
27) Skaftafell, Iceland
Skaftafell Park is Iceland's natural wonder, containing the ice caves of Jökulsarlon.
28) Multnomah Falls, USA
29) Seljalandfoss waterfall, Iceland
This temple carved into the rocks truly deserves the title of one of the wonders of the world. The construction of this city began before our era, and at present it is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.
32) The town of Riomaggiore, Italy
A small town in Italy, in which houses are piled on the rocks right at the edge of the sea. In Riomaggiore, driving is prohibited.
33) Loy Krathong Festival, Thailand
Every year a festival is held in Thailand, the unchanging tradition of which is the launch of sky lanterns. This amazing sight, when thousands of luminous lights rise into the sky at the same time, is simply mesmerizing. If you are in Thailand in November, do not miss this festival.
34) Mount Roraima, Venezuela
The height of Mount Roraima is 2723 meters, and the summit plateau has an area of 35 square kilometers. Reports of an expedition to the mountain region inspired Arthur Conan Doyle to write The Lost World.
35) Etretat, Normandy, France
It is impossible to list in one place all the interesting places on the planet, because each place is unique in its own way and deserves attention, but we tried to gather a lot of interesting places that you should pay attention to when setting off on your next trip.
